John Warosa: Redemption (Scambaiting) Also FAQ: Why don't you scam the scammer?

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  • @Skawo
    @Skawo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3882

    The fact the man took that "what about another box" bait is absolutely incredible.

    • @hiddenshadow2105
      @hiddenshadow2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +243

      There is always another box.

    • @luxrayever
      @luxrayever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Oh hey skawo didn't know you watched this channel, these scambaiting videos are incredible

    • @Skawo
      @Skawo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@luxrayever *waves*

    • @hanvyj2
      @hanvyj2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +271

      It's shocking how soon scammers go back to the script.
      I held a tech support scammer on the phone once by pretending to be totally incapable of operating a computer. I got bored and dropped out of character, told them they're idiot scammers, they got mad at me, but when I went back into character - they tried to continue with the scam. How dumb can you get?

    • @Skawo
      @Skawo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@hanvyj2 Wow.

  • @blobtuna236
    @blobtuna236 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2211

    I'm glad you clarified that John Warosa and John Barosa are two different people working in the same office. For a second, I thought they were the same people working in different offices.

    • @PotatoPrem
      @PotatoPrem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

      I thought they were different offices working in the same people!

    • @mullafacation
      @mullafacation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@PotatoPrem Well what we REALLY want to know is do they work in different offices at different times or different offices at the same time?

    • @misscelinateloexplica
      @misscelinateloexplica 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh, i am the 666 like. 😨

    • @andreiionut6947
      @andreiionut6947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@mullafacation what if they work in the same office at the same time?

    • @mullafacation
      @mullafacation 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@andreiionut6947 aaahhh my brain is meltinggg

  • @huntersigler9895
    @huntersigler9895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4701

    Imagine not having a Coinsquirt account.

    • @shonk3623
      @shonk3623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +310

      not even fund thrust

    • @Eisenwulf666
      @Eisenwulf666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      I know right?

    • @smcdonald9991
      @smcdonald9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +181

      It bring a whole new meaning to the word "liquidity".

    • @Ozukai
      @Ozukai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      Couldn't be me

    • @smcdonald9991
      @smcdonald9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      But since payments clear immediately it is not possible to play the float...

  • @gManGabe
    @gManGabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1253

    "Sound like something a child would come up with"
    Missed opportunity to call them a small boy

  • @spectralumbra1568
    @spectralumbra1568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +307

    I love how they use "if you don't do this we'll donate this money to the less fortunate" as a threat.

    • @Supernoxus
      @Supernoxus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      For someone who is morally bankrupt, this is probably an awful outcome. He even went back to say that he pocketed 10 000 himself, completely unaware of how that makes him look.

  • @one_smol_duck
    @one_smol_duck 3 ปีที่แล้ว +692

    That poor guy is paying 10k in monthly bills -- no wonder he's turned to scamming!

    • @carbon1255
      @carbon1255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Must be paying his winrar subscription.

    • @iliketurtles5180
      @iliketurtles5180 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@carbon1255 Nah he probably just installed Raid Shadow Legends

  • @mr.e330
    @mr.e330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +872

    Love how the thumbnail reads John Barosa while the title reads John Warosa. Also gotta love all the call backs to previous episodes, the John B(W)arosa Cinematic Universe expands everyday

    • @the-oncomingstorm
      @the-oncomingstorm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Merton Cinematic Universe.

    • @TakeWalker
      @TakeWalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Hitting the scammer with the "John Barosa works in the same office as me" line was pure gold. :D

    • @paprikaa117
      @paprikaa117 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John Bwarosa is the true John

    • @leagueoflags
      @leagueoflags 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The Good Old JB/WCU

    • @TonyBMan
      @TonyBMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, can't wait til some game dev cashgrabs on it and makes a failing "LIVE SERVICE" out of the story.

  • @AndrewHelgeCox
    @AndrewHelgeCox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1203

    John Barosa is one hell of a guy. Don’t believe the lies about him.

    • @peridoritothemighty5226
      @peridoritothemighty5226 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

      What lies? I don’t know anything about the soul called Barrister John Warosa.

    • @allenbooth5193
      @allenbooth5193 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      OK

    • @theneoreformationist
      @theneoreformationist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Who is John Barosa?

    • @LyingSecret
      @LyingSecret 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@theneoreformationist He works in the same office as John Warosa, but it's not confusing.

    • @theneoreformationist
      @theneoreformationist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@LyingSecret Good, I wouldn't want it to confuse people on matters of this significance.

  • @recorderboy936
    @recorderboy936 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4298

    Somewhere in an alternate universe: Bohn Jarosa

    • @andco53
      @andco53 3 ปีที่แล้ว +582

      And his brother, Wohn Jarosa

    • @Hotsaucebauce3943
      @Hotsaucebauce3943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Oh no...
      The "barenstain" bears paradox again,
      Its STEEENE, NOT STAIN, WTF HAPPEND

    • @tarvoc746
      @tarvoc746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      Pon Derosa

    • @user-hello2
      @user-hello2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Joan Babosa

    • @user-hello2
      @user-hello2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      They are all siblings and work in the same office

  • @Tom5TomEntertainment
    @Tom5TomEntertainment 3 ปีที่แล้ว +607

    These guys have way more patience than any normal person should.

    • @miso-ge1gz
      @miso-ge1gz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      Sometimes i wonder why don't they just work

    • @mimkyodar
      @mimkyodar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@miso-ge1gz because work is work.

    • @isaacfari805
      @isaacfari805 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Maybe there is not enough legitimate work where they live and no government benefit/social security so... everyone gotta survive right?

    • @thomasb.5643
      @thomasb.5643 3 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      Honestly, considering all the time put for a non successful scam, it seems like he could make more money doing a real job lol

    • @Earthstar_Review
      @Earthstar_Review 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      That's possible. I feel like scamming has taken up space in some regions like tumors that don't allow normal industry growth. Either that or cynical first world companies are draining markets to ensure that legitimate jobs on the market are underpaid and overworked.

  • @LordEgilYGO
    @LordEgilYGO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +884

    I want to point out the original story was that cash DISGUISED as gold bars, but now it's cash AND gold bars.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  3 ปีที่แล้ว +529

      That's how cunning the disguise is!

    • @LordEgilYGO
      @LordEgilYGO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      @@AtomicShrimp so it seems!

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Clever gi... gamer.
      I'll go.

    • @AirLight1646
      @AirLight1646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@oz_jones you can come back now it’s been a while

    • @sweetkimond
      @sweetkimond 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AirLight1646 he would if he could. hehehhe ehehehehehehehhhhe heheheheehh.

  • @jacokyle0160
    @jacokyle0160 3 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    I love how everything flows so nicely. It's like an epic saga of double-crossing, lying, cheating, and even romance.

    • @kiddiedeathpool
      @kiddiedeathpool 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It even has an amazing anime theme song!

    • @unidentifiedguy8253
      @unidentifiedguy8253 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Don't forget redemption! Barister John Warosa's character development and character arc, where he redeems his whole life by contributing all his rightful box of gold to the poor was up there with Hans Solo fighting selflessly for the Rebel alliance by the end of the story.

    • @msc2u1
      @msc2u1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Just like a soap opera!

  • @meep1401
    @meep1401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    That CoinSquirt bit was hilarious, but it also made me wonder if paying bills and rent would be more enjoyable if money transfers were that fun 🤣

    • @mr.personalspace7831
      @mr.personalspace7831 3 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Are you kidding? It’d be WAY more fun.

    • @WideGauge
      @WideGauge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Play-to-Pay! Woot. Make bill paying fun again! ( no more pay-to-play nonsense )

    • @edward4828
      @edward4828 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      coin squirt actually exists

    • @tommybomby4122
      @tommybomby4122 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      THIS. SO MUCH THIS.

    • @paulgent2047
      @paulgent2047 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I have enough problems with my parents using PayPal, Coin Squirt would just blow their minds!

  • @CjJello
    @CjJello 3 ปีที่แล้ว +172

    Absolutely repulsed that he pocketed 10k from what was supposed to be given to under-privileged individuals, and blew all of it in a couple of days. He says it was for bills but I don’t know if I can trust this mans word, he doesn’t seem to be serious

    • @ceejay3054
      @ceejay3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      He is probably a small boy.

    • @AirLight1646
      @AirLight1646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      I doubt he knows his left and right

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      The frivolousness of a small boy. Clearly not a serious person.

    • @unexpected2475
      @unexpected2475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You are not serious!

  • @acepilotxhts613
    @acepilotxhts613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1048

    God, the narration over the little coinsquirt advert was quite nearly spot on- sounds almost exactly like every person who's done a voice over a British Advert. Good job

    • @empoleonmaster6709
      @empoleonmaster6709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      It sounded like one of the crappy google create your own website advertisements with shocking accuracy

    • @Plethorality
      @Plethorality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@empoleonmaster6709 uncanny!

    • @m-pc5334
      @m-pc5334 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I though it was a fake add for a mobile game

    • @RagingInsomniac
      @RagingInsomniac 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      sire, this website utilizes biscuits to enhance user experience.

    • @m-pc5334
      @m-pc5334 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RagingInsomniac biscuits

  • @m.greenfield6328
    @m.greenfield6328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    mr. shrimp, we all admire your integrity and refusal to counter-scam, but there is little to no risk if you know what you are doing
    there are some black market modified coinsquirt nozzles, but the best option is to make one yourself if you know how. once you have their account info, merely use your modded siphon nozzle. this can allow you to siphon cash out of the scammer's account. remember to use an empty burner tank!

    • @haleycarlson7366
      @haleycarlson7366 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      How does this not have more likes 😂

    • @JanusHoW
      @JanusHoW 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That only assumes the scammer also has a CoinSquirt account themselves.

    • @m.greenfield6328
      @m.greenfield6328 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@JanusHoW don't be silly. everyone uses coinsquirt

    • @bobmcguffin5706
      @bobmcguffin5706 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@JanusHoW Doesn't everyone?

    • @reaperreaper5098
      @reaperreaper5098 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bobmcguffin5706 Didn't you watch the video? The United Nation doesn't use CoinSquirt. After all, it's why all the divided nations are divided.

  • @snogglepop2554
    @snogglepop2554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1947

    I actually thought that coin squirt was real this whole time.

    • @dr.jekyllproject7172
      @dr.jekyllproject7172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      So did I 😅😂

    • @schwuppdiewupp7
      @schwuppdiewupp7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      Yeah same lol

    • @shreya3375
      @shreya3375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      same omg

    • @keesvdb
      @keesvdb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      i want to see someone create coin squirt

    • @wubcarp3319
      @wubcarp3319 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

      I'm pretty sure it is; there's definitely a website

  • @mcalin1859
    @mcalin1859 3 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    The great thing about what you're doing is you aren't just wasting their time and patience but you are also making a profit off of the scammers via TH-cam which is very admirable. Keep up the good work, Mr. Warosa!

    • @secret6983
      @secret6983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Um... Don't you mean Mr Barrister John Barosa?

    • @georgewang2947
      @georgewang2947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@secret6983 the soul called Mr. Barrister John Warosa

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I dont have any ads on this video. I dont think it's monetised

    • @quinnbarnes4212
      @quinnbarnes4212 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@LannasMissingLink I never even noticed that, I think you're right

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@georgewang2947 The so-called Reverend Soul Called Mister Barrister John Barosa.

  • @crazyrobots6565
    @crazyrobots6565 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    I am of a less privileged home and just got a gold bar delivered to my home.
    Thanks John Barosa and the United Nations for your kind charitable donations.

    • @stareeknight8839
      @stareeknight8839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You mean the United Nation (singular)?
      I think you may have been sent a fake bar friend. Maybe it is a roll of money in disguise?

    • @mulan-jinglesemusicas1513
      @mulan-jinglesemusicas1513 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@stareeknight8839 idk it looks like copper

    • @n4temixtl746
      @n4temixtl746 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@mulan-jinglesemusicas1513 WE NEED METALLIC ELEMENTS

    • @theultimatehomiegsenior3058
      @theultimatehomiegsenior3058 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      you sound like a man who knows his left from right

    • @vulcanfeline
      @vulcanfeline 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mulan-jinglesemusicas1513 i heard the price of copper has gone up

  • @Wyattporter
    @Wyattporter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +362

    “Colleague in Charge of the Dispatch to the Less Privileged” sounds like a good office job title.

    • @TheFlyingslug
      @TheFlyingslug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Ah, yes. The dispatch of the less privileged.

    • @TheLostArchangel666
      @TheLostArchangel666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@TheFlyingslug Their job is to dispatch of the less privileged in cruel and unusual ways.

    • @sexyredtablet6599
      @sexyredtablet6599 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Ah yes, the good old CCDLP...where would be be without them.

    • @jbird4478
      @jbird4478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Isn't that the guy who empties the trash? I don't know. I never asked his job title.

  • @KirbyMario12345_939
    @KirbyMario12345_939 3 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    "Please, Joan Snerden is my sister. Call me Mert."
    Also, it’s my favourite classic movie, The Day The Earth Stopped Responding Anymore! A close second is Error 404: Feline Monarch Not Found.

    • @tarvoc746
      @tarvoc746 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      So in addition to old Mert and his nephew Morty, we now also have his sister (possibly Morty's mom) Joan. I see the Snerden family is slowly growing...

    • @georgewang2947
      @georgewang2947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      They didnt have to pay the actors much because none of them had any lines

    • @js66613
      @js66613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember watching Error 404: Feline Monarch Not Found. Bawled my eyes out watching that, I did.

  • @apjapki
    @apjapki 3 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    This is the first one where I think you actually broke the scammer's spirit.

    • @rebelfriend6759
      @rebelfriend6759 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      There was the one where they said "I don't want the money" at the end

    • @Soaring_Seajay
      @Soaring_Seajay 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The soul, not the spirit 😂

    • @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS
      @YOMARTINPRODUCTIONS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I was starting to feel Bad for the scammer.
      But then I was like f*ck it, he deserves it

  • @TyroneBruinsmaFilms
    @TyroneBruinsmaFilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    One day a book will be made about this story called "I'm John Barosa, signed John Warosa"

  • @mudawott
    @mudawott 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    This video is perfect. I love the change of heart as John and Merton reconcile their friendship. Merton never wanted money to come between them but John Warosa kept pushing him away leaving him confused and trying to claim something for his friends benefit. John's final dropping of his walls is poetic and beautiful. You are an artist Mr Atomic Shrimp

  • @j.k.3920
    @j.k.3920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +400

    I can't wait for John Warosa: Revengance

    • @Vollification
      @Vollification 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Is that the prequel season? Or is it a spinoff :D

    • @the-oncomingstorm
      @the-oncomingstorm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      John Warosa: The Dark Bishop

    • @Eisenwulf666
      @Eisenwulf666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      John Barosa : Box War

    • @Adam_U
      @Adam_U 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      *Rules of Nature* intensifies

    • @M50A1
      @M50A1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      John Warosa: Legacy

  • @Misspol222
    @Misspol222 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I think this might be the first time Atomic Shrimp actively tried to bring the communication to a halt. All other times he'd desperately try to continue the exchange, but this time it was the scammer who just wouldn't let go. What a brilliant turn of events. The scammer's persistence is almost inspiring lol
    *pls*

  • @alicemattioli833
    @alicemattioli833 3 ปีที่แล้ว +818

    I had a scammer call today saying his name was Alam Parker, sadly, he was not related to Peter Parker, as when i asked him he told me he had "nothing to do with spiderman" :(
    edit: I thought it would be funny to add that it took me telling the scammer i am 120 years old, that a fish ate my phone, that my name is ginny weasley, and me straight up telling him twice i knew it was a scam for him to hang up on me lol

  • @baymasterful
    @baymasterful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The throwback to having permission to use John Barosa's email account, that was amazing.

    • @RevJohnBarosa
      @RevJohnBarosa ปีที่แล้ว +1

      this is identity theft 😡😡😡

  • @bendall1158
    @bendall1158 3 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Ok these are turning into movie titles at this point but hey I'm not complaining
    And as proof:
    John warossa the legend is born
    The soul called mr barrister John Warrosa
    The John warrosa legacy
    John warossa resurrection
    John warossa redemption
    this is turning into a line of action movies that started in the 70's and then got a late 00 reboot at this point

    • @RalfEngelmann
      @RalfEngelmann 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      More titles come to my mind:
      John Warosa and the box of gold
      War of the barristers - The Warosa/Barosa controversy
      Get your hands of my mailbox, John! - The Warosa/Barosa controversy Pt. II
      John Warosa and the Nigerian prince
      The day John Warosa took over Coin Squirt
      ...

    • @stellasoleclark5586
      @stellasoleclark5586 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Lmao

    • @lizh1988
      @lizh1988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sole No Soul
      Warosa of the Barristers

    • @Plethorality
      @Plethorality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      carry on john!

    • @robertwhall
      @robertwhall 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Warosa Ultimatum, The Warosa Supremacy

  • @kevinmarrs3372
    @kevinmarrs3372 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What amazes me is that they continue to respond even after the conversation is clearly going in the most painful of circles ⭕️. It’s like they’re not smart enough to figure out they’re getting trolled

  • @chadm.7371
    @chadm.7371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    "Fund thrust" just kills me every time.

    • @AirLight1646
      @AirLight1646 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Forcibly Protruded Finance Services.

    • @ErikaCartet
      @ErikaCartet 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      not to be confused with a thrust fund

  • @pufflemaster348
    @pufflemaster348 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    "I was able to read this very clearly due to the absence of pixels" is an insult I need to incorporate into my life

  • @jt1584
    @jt1584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Should've used his own line (at 14:55 ) for the ending
    "In life you must take risk to get what you want'

  • @arch758
    @arch758 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I've come to the conclusion that the scammers had multiple people replying through this inbox.... there's no way a scammer would put up with 500 emails over two months after receiving nothing

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I never even gave them my fake personal details. Pretty amazing tenacity

  • @SilverReviews
    @SilverReviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I hope this John Warosa/Barosa series lives on for a long time. Bravo Atomic, bravo.

  • @TeddyLucia1006
    @TeddyLucia1006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    21:21 I never thought my ears would be blessed with Atomic Shrimp saying "pls" but here we are

  • @mrowlsss
    @mrowlsss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +238

    John Warosa and Johb Barosa will never be forgotten as the funniest scam couple.

    • @not_proton
      @not_proton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Is Johb Barosa another office colleague of John Barosa and John Warosa?

    • @emmem1779
      @emmem1779 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      @@not_proton I think Johb Barosa is a friend of Jeffb Bezos

    • @Deoxys911
      @Deoxys911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Come to think of it, has anyone ever actually seen the two Johns in the same place at once? They're coworkers, so you'd think it would be easy to think of a time they stood side-by-side, but I'm drawing a blank!

    • @versety
      @versety 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Deoxys911 i heard they are not allowed to meet

    • @msc2u1
      @msc2u1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You inadvertently gave Barosa a different first name. "John" is just too bland for the risks that he takes. Thank you for that 🤣😂😂

  • @bsharpmajorscale
    @bsharpmajorscale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When the judge said "...", I really felt that.

  • @MJA5
    @MJA5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I was rolling on the "coinsquirt" hahahahahaha

  • @SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim
    @SDRIFTERAbdlmounaim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    in a different dimension Barister John Warosa has received the box successfully !

  • @thedartsenthusiast1373
    @thedartsenthusiast1373 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I love your voice, it's so soothing it's perfect for some late night entertainment and being curled up in bed sipping on some tea. Conveniently, the usual time when you upload is midnight for me, so thanks so much for the content!

  • @nirvanawright7478
    @nirvanawright7478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I cant believe you managed to keep this one going so long! 516 emails! That's an insane amount of wasted time for the scammers, amazing. Love any inclusion of John B/Warosa too

  • @hiddenshadow2105
    @hiddenshadow2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I thought (even if I knew better) that 'The Day the Earth Stopped Responding' might have been an obscure PSA or propaganda movie. Hats off, this is very well-edited.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Thank you! Actually turned out to be really difficult to find silences in the Prelinger archives - all the films there are generally solid dialogue

    • @hiddenshadow2105
      @hiddenshadow2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AtomicShrimp Interesting! I had an impression that old movies were much slower and more imbued with silences than the majority of modern ones, but I guess this isn't a case.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@hiddenshadow2105 Old movies maybe, but public information films were like a machine gun of facts and assertions

    • @hiddenshadow2105
      @hiddenshadow2105 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AtomicShrimp I would never guessed. My only point of reference for such things is WW2 Soviet PSAs, which I remember being very deliberate and slow. I learn new something every day.

  • @AnneIllustrating
    @AnneIllustrating 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you for sharing “The Day the Earth Stopped Responding Anymore.” A masterpiece within a masterpiece.

  • @SiEffen
    @SiEffen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The coinsquirt ad was brilliant. Great video again!

  • @sekirk
    @sekirk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    This is some damn decent dithering. Some perfect procrastination. Enjoyed every second of this series

  • @christopherwilliams7905
    @christopherwilliams7905 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Mike... You have seriously one of the greatest channels of all time.

  • @queeny5613
    @queeny5613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    OK this series is honestly the best TV right now

  • @reydelsol7026
    @reydelsol7026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I don't think I've ever laughed so hard or loud when sitting by myself as when he suggested that the scammer use the 10K. 🤣😂🤣😂 Thank you so much!!!!!🙏🐜💚

  • @fredler01
    @fredler01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m loving the John Warosa/Barosa Expanded Universe.

  • @jarmakey1
    @jarmakey1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love how you read their emails exactly as it is written

  • @sekirk
    @sekirk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The ‘a coronet film’ kind of felt like a test to make sure we are still watching. it was lovely

  • @mistyocdragons
    @mistyocdragons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    *Pure gold, as always. I lost it at the CoinSquirt ad, my sides hurt!* 🤣😂🤣

    • @stephensmith799
      @stephensmith799 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too. At my age I have to beware of leaking if I suppress laughter....and I'm not talking 'coin squirt' here

    • @mistyocdragons
      @mistyocdragons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stephensmith799 *I know exactly what you are talking about!* 🤭

    • @ApexBrachydios
      @ApexBrachydios 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually, it looks a bit more like copper than gold

  • @sutfolsemaj
    @sutfolsemaj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The guy named John Warosa who randomly found this video: What?

    • @PandemoniumMeltDown
      @PandemoniumMeltDown 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      He's not a guy, but a soul... but then again, there is no soul called John Warosa. An enigma really, wraped in a scam painted the bland colours of lie, deceit and the tears of the innocent..

    • @nanonymous9139
      @nanonymous9139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@PandemoniumMeltDown He is soul behind Satoshi Nakamoto.

    • @sutfolsemaj
      @sutfolsemaj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@PandemoniumMeltDown Maybe John Barosa is his mortal, human form and John Warosa is the transcendental being that exists outside of space and time. Like how Christians believe that Jesus and God are the same being taking different forms.

  • @rinoz47
    @rinoz47 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Thanks for explaining Coin Squirt

  • @helza
    @helza 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The Day the Earth Stopped Responding Any More is one of my favourite films! Thank you for including this.

  • @arthuredeson3824
    @arthuredeson3824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That coinsquirt video had me dying 😂

  • @Kitsunelanie
    @Kitsunelanie 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like that you can tell when a scammer has to deviate from their template by a suspicious change in font.

  • @LinoWalker
    @LinoWalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love how more and more often you accuse them of acting like children. And I love how that always makes them extremely angry!!!

    • @ceejay3054
      @ceejay3054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The scammers enjoy accusing victims (or at least Manuel) of being a small boy too. Is that a cultural thing?

    • @LinoWalker
      @LinoWalker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ceejay3054 Yes, I think it is. I've found it's quite common in Middle Eastern countries. I guess it might also be common for African countries as well?

  • @Vok250
    @Vok250 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I find it interesting how much their local culture leaks through the emails. The odd insecurities about child/adult, being serious, donating to the less fortunate as a bad thing, listening clearly, etc.

  • @johnwickham
    @johnwickham 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "misplaced one latter" is such a perfect joke

  • @DoctorDex
    @DoctorDex 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I love the John Warosa saga! It's my favorite scambaiting arc so far! xD

  • @TheoEvian
    @TheoEvian 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    While watching this saga I am imagining that John Barosa is actually some kind of modern adventurer born in Lomé, Togo but spending much of his youth as a mercenary in the war in DRK but after leaving that war with a box of money and gold bars stolen from a local warlord and later losing it to the UN he actually got an education in law becoming a barister and travelling the world looking for the box again before after finally finding it deciding that this blood money would serve better to the less priviledged of the world.

  • @thundy8363
    @thundy8363 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The John Barosa/Warosa series is such a gold (bar) mine. Thank you for wasting so much time to bring us these nuggets.

  • @azozfs5330
    @azozfs5330 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    It’s really insane how committed this guy to his craft!
    How would deliver every box on earth if he had to!

  • @justamugofcoco
    @justamugofcoco 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The fact that this scammer stayed for 3 total videos proves that John is indeed legendary

  • @LogicalReasons
    @LogicalReasons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +380

    I feel bad for this scammer now, he’s so gullible. Probably going to be scammed himself

    • @thephoenixking1086
      @thephoenixking1086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      then you are an idiot, for feeling sorry for a Scammer.....
      Sorry, I had to say it lol, just imagine all the people they have scammed, old people un-knowing of what is going on.... No matter how badly hurt the scammer is, I will never care for them.

    • @Eisenwulf666
      @Eisenwulf666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Nah,don't. They are just trying their luck

    • @LogicalReasons
      @LogicalReasons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      @@Eisenwulf666 56 days with the same person? creating documents with the hopes that he might pay despite the fact he's already taken 30 days? I fully believe that this is his only lead. and I feel bad simply because of the fact because he's such a fool

    • @thephoenixking1086
      @thephoenixking1086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Sandra Swan have you ever heard of a Joke?? We are in 2021 using the internet.
      I don't think they are an idiot, I was just taking the mick since they said they feel sorry for a SCAMMER (a type of person i do NOT feel sorry for).
      I feel sorry for the people BEING scammed.

    • @Creedoo
      @Creedoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@thephoenixking1086 ah yes the typical "haha you're a piece of shit, haha it's just a joke dw", if you seriously think that if you precede an insult with a "im jk" then you're the only idiot here

  • @smcdonald9991
    @smcdonald9991 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Mr. Shrimp, you should look at the possibility of becoming a voice actor!

    • @whimsical1066
      @whimsical1066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      yup he has that golden voice

  • @CaptainPupu
    @CaptainPupu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Mr shrimp, there's something I've been thinking about for some time now while watching your videos: all of these scammers have terrible english skills and come up with ridiculous nonsense situations. This got me thinking, what would happen if a person with good English skills and a not so far fetched story would try scamming? I mean, instead of awarding 20 million, they could just say 500-1000$ which would be more believable. Someone who knows how to speak fluently and to sound "serious" (someone with business knowledge) I wonder if they would be more successful ? What is your take on this?
    Ps: I watch your vids daily, even multiple times. I really enjoy your vids. Since this is a full time thing now, why not launch a patreon? I would happily lend in my support.

    • @srj34
      @srj34 3 ปีที่แล้ว +95

      I know you were asking Shrimp, but the scammers don't want to hook people who fall for plausible amounts. If someone really believes they are going to receive $20 million from the Google e-mail sweepstakes, that's a perfect victim.

    • @dodderss
      @dodderss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I would also like an atomic shrimp patreon

    • @higherquality
      @higherquality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Please respond bro

    • @pagatryx5451
      @pagatryx5451 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      I'd say you'd easily get many more people falling for more believable amounts. BUT...I think, regarding the prize money, larger amounts (while less plausible) allow the scammer to request more cash. For example, they don't want $20's to 'deliver' you $500's. Rather they want thousands to 'deliver' you millions. So they end up catching far less victims, but those that do fall for it pay many times more.
      Regarding the rest of his comment: Yes, better English skills, more believable situations, etc. Would make scamming more efficient. And more people will fall for them. But it's hard to make 'free money if you pay them' ever sound that believable. So better scammers nowadays, rather than trying to make you send bitcoin or whatever, try and get you to go harmful links for the 'free money' instead. They also automate the system with bots, sending out a variety of messages telling you to go to 'x' site every couple of hours, I've even seen some automated responses to my replies. And sometimes when you respond to the bot, those behind it will manually reply, but usually after a couple of days. (They probably get a lot of replies to the automated messages. I know they manually check your replies as I don't think bots can get their feelings hurt very easily...) But still, these type of scams are only likely to catch out the elderly or vulnerable people who aren't great with their tech smarts.
      Otherwise, the 'best' scam in my opinion, the one that can hit anybody, is one that relies on coincidence. That's the only one that is easy to fall for. For example: If you receive a text message from your bank saying your online transaction was denied and go to 'x' site or call 'x' to fix it, and you just so happened to have bought something earlier on in the day and they just so happened to have gotten your bank right...I can see how you might fall for it. Scams that target your everyday actions, that make assumptions about who you are and what you did recently, while they might be easier to spot if they guessed wrong, if they get it right it can be quite easy to fall for. And for that you need good English and plausible setups.

    • @JM-mh1pp
      @JM-mh1pp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Story is stupid on purpose so you can eliminate any possible victim with a shred of intelligence, all that is left are easy targets.

  • @some-replies
    @some-replies 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm really invested in this story arch. Season 4 is gonna be great

    • @studgerbil9081
      @studgerbil9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Season 5 of Better Scam Shrimp

  • @imwithstupid086
    @imwithstupid086 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You are correct. The point of scambaiting is to *stop* these criminals, not supplant them. Even if you end up donating the money to a charity or use it for some other good deed, you're still ethically compromised, opening up the opportunity to begin rationalizing being a full-blown scammer.

    • @AtomicShrimp
      @AtomicShrimp  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I mean, also if someone in authority ever does 'follow the money', I don't want to be in that line of examination. I don't think I'd ever want to be absolutely and unthinkingly bound by rules that I set for myself, but you've still got to have them

  • @pinkertonbyweezer
    @pinkertonbyweezer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've been waiting for a full explanation for CoinSquirt since the second episode of this series! You are full of surprises Mr. Shrimp

  • @Coyotek4
    @Coyotek4 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This really feels like interactive fanfiction ... I love it!

  • @staticradio724
    @staticradio724 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a saga! So glad to see Mr. Barrister John Warosa get a happy ending. The only way this could have gotten any crazier is if you pretended to show up where the box was located & said you were ready to pick it up (since the scammer was arguing over a shipping fee). Would love to see more long, involved stories like this in the future, assuming you can find a scammer willing to play along for that long.

  • @trowell200
    @trowell200 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That CoinSquirt explanation clip was absolutely brilliant

  • @VanguardDragon
    @VanguardDragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This entire series was absolutely amazing; the most entertaining scambaiting I've ever seen. You're a total genius, you deserve a standing ovation.

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I wonder if there are scammers watching these videos somewhere.

    • @prisedeterre1356
      @prisedeterre1356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's were the dislikes come from

    • @omegagamer4124
      @omegagamer4124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      yes some watch kitboga when he does live videos

    • @user-njyzcip
      @user-njyzcip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@omegagamer4124 tech support scammers and advance fee scammers are quite different tho

    • @deadlysandwich2502
      @deadlysandwich2502 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      they're taking notes on what not to do

  • @smsth07
    @smsth07 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Laughed when various forms of 'please' came out. Thank you for video!

  • @g.davidturnblom5751
    @g.davidturnblom5751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The 'silent film' at the ~15:00 mark was hilarious. That's the kind of thing that got me into these scambaiting videos in the first place.

  • @Crackpot_Astronaut
    @Crackpot_Astronaut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm surprised it's been a year and nobody has mentioned the CoinSquirt TOS at 3:49 . Brilliant.

  • @ActitisHypoleukos
    @ActitisHypoleukos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Actually quite impressed on the fierce resistance put by the scammer.
    I thought that by the 3rd time you'd propose to take the fee out of the "prize" he would have dropped it

  • @sadcrab9125
    @sadcrab9125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I may only come to be entertained, but I really do support you because of your opinions. I admire what you do and that you hold yourself to better morals than taking money from people.

  • @6023barath
    @6023barath 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    20:08 Telling the scammer that they should take risks in your life would have been the salt in the wound!

  • @raze167
    @raze167 ปีที่แล้ว

    Weeks, a song written by a scammer and the envolvement of a "third party" requires a serious ammount of efford and creativity. What a great series nice job!!!!

  • @cowz8282
    @cowz8282 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love the vintage clips so much! They're so creative!

  • @fluoromarx
    @fluoromarx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    20:27 this email actually makes full grammatical sense! It's not punctuated correctly, but reading it aloud, it's perfect English. How far these scammers have come. Maybe they can use those skills to get a real job someday and hopefully be better people.

  • @iannonhebel677
    @iannonhebel677 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You enjoy this so much - it is heartening to know that sometimes work can be a pleasure.

  • @dirtydan9785
    @dirtydan9785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Cash disguised as gold bars" has to be one of my favorite running gags in these scambaiting videos, lol

  • @joshuaoneil9989
    @joshuaoneil9989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Finally, another episode of my favorite email scam baiting series

  • @jefftezos
    @jefftezos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The John Barosa to Warosa transitions gave me whiplash.

  • @ian-c.01
    @ian-c.01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Some very high level time wasting happening there, your dedication to stringing them along was very impressive !
    Good effort on the Coin Squirt infomercial too and I really liked The Day The Earth Stopped Responding with every clip removed apart from the bits with no dialogue, whatever gave you that idea ?

  • @samy7013
    @samy7013 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Remember, it’s John Barosa’s consignment box of gold bars. He just lets John Warosa use it.

  • @darkdoescosplays
    @darkdoescosplays 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can't wait for John Warosa: Reloaded and John Warosa: Revolutions

  • @Southern19
    @Southern19 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love the coronet film clips included. I love watching those in my free time and seeing parts of them in here is really cool to me

  • @pmould0007
    @pmould0007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Let's go scambaiting again."
    Gotta get a t-shirt with that on ☺

  • @BergenholtzChannel
    @BergenholtzChannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I actually found your channel by one of your other subjects, but once I was subscribed, I also found your scamming videos. I was sick in bed for the day, only up to watching videos, and you had me laughing so hard! Yes, you are quite entertaining. You are right, too, in that it is a serious problem, especially for the elderly. I actually know of a man who fell pray to scammers. So sad. So, good work on both fronts!

  • @skyferrari
    @skyferrari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    why am i laughing so much? it's just a guy reading emails lmaooo i need help

  • @SuperCosmicSpaceMagnet
    @SuperCosmicSpaceMagnet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The shared email thing had me rolling. Well done. Well freaking done!

  • @MegaU
    @MegaU 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    "Less privileged homes" should be added to the point card

  • @istvankarsai2858
    @istvankarsai2858 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a thrilling trilogy! This was the most tenacious scammer that I've seen so far.
    I always find it hilarious when you suggest using CoinSquirt, MoneyPurple or FundThrust instead of their payment method.
    The CoinSquirt ad was very convincing : it's easy to understand and use.
    The desperate 'please' mails at the end were a fantastic conclusion to this journey.
    That's a very impressive score card! Maybe you should send one to the scammer next time like you did with the least credible scammer award in 2019.